Aircraft manufacturer Cessna Aircraft Company violated federal law by rescinding job offers to applicants -- who were medically qualified to perform the jobs -- because of generalized standards that were not relevant to the individual employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.  These standards included workers' compensation maximum medical improvement (MMI) standards, EEOC said.

Morse Moving & Storage, a residential and corporate moving services provider, violated federal law by firing an employee who complained of racial and sexual discrimination and harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

A physician-owned hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., violated federal law by failing to accommodate a nurse with a seizure disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Antonella's Restaurant and Pizzeria, Inc, JTA, Inc., and Grand Centro, three Italian restaurants located in Fishkill and Wappingers Falls, N.Y., created a hostile work environment for Hispanic employees because of their national origin, demanding that they only speak English, and firing one employee in retaliation for his complaint, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Glenwood Hook & Ladder, Engine & Hose Company, Inc., along with several towns and villages in Long Island, are in violation of federal law because they prevent older firefighters from accruing service credits based on their age, the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The fire company provides fire protection and rescue services to the hamlets of Glen Head and Glenwood Landing, the Villages of Old Brookville, and portions of the Village of Roslyn Harbor.

KAY QSRS, Inc. d/b/a Subway, violated federal law by firing an employee after the employee disclosed his disability to his manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. KAY QSRS operates five Subway franchise locations in Lebanon, Sheridan, Cicero and Indianapolis, Indiana. The franchisee is Shalinder Kular.

The City of Milpitas in California's Silicon Valley violated federal law by choosing a younger candidate over older applicants with greater qualifications for the position of executive secretary to the city manager, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.   

A Midwest City, Okla., auto detailing company, On Sight K.C., LLC, dba DMS Onsite, LLC, violated federal employment discrimination law by demoting one employee and firing three others because they were African-American, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Day & Zimmermann NPS, a provider of staffing services to the power industry, unlawfully retaliated against a worker who filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and sought to interfere with the rights of employees to communicate with EEOC, the federal agency claimed in a lawsuit filed today. 

AZ Metro Distributors, a Woodbury, N.Y.-based beverages distribution company, violated federal law by firing two employees because of their ages, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.